Instruction Feature

2011 PGA Teacher of the Year Mike Malaska demonstrates how to play from an uneven lie, a very common spot around Kiawah's Ocean Course layout.
1.
Pitching Around the Green
Laird Small, Dir. of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, offers help on how to pitch the ball consistently and successfully to improve your short game.
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2.
Improve Chipping by Sound and Sight
PGA Professional Thomas Troncoso, Head Professional at Chestnut Ridge CC, talks about what you should be seeing and hearing when hitting chips around the green.
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3.
Why You Should Have a Hybrid
Laird Small, Dir. of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy, explains how hybrids are designed to help your game and demonstrates the proper way to hit them in several different situations.
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4.
Perfect Alignment
Ron Miller, Dir. Of Instruction at The Hill Country Club, offers a drill that uses sticks and a towel to help you better align your body before your swing
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5.
Golf Ball Position and Pre-Shot Routine
PGA Professional Steve Long, Director of Instruction at Brookstone G&CC, demonstrates the proper way to set up to the ball before your swing to ensure correct balance and improve your consistency.
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6.
More Power in Your Swing
PGA Professional Kammy Maxfeldt explains how to acheive more power in your swing by improving your lower body and shoulder turn.
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Correcting Your Grip
PGA Professional Roger Lundy, Academy Director at Indiana Junior Golf Academy, offers a fun way to help ensure you are gripping the golf club correctly.
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Swing Speed and Backswing
PGA Professional Kammy Maxfeldt offers some tips for improving your swing speed, and positioning the club on your backswing.
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9.
Proper Tee Height
PGA Professional Le Ann Finger explains what you should be aware of when teeing your ball up and how to ensure the correct height for the ball.
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10.
Proper Grip and Club Fitting
Steve Long, Dir. of Instruction at Brookstone Golf and C.C., shows how to grip the club correctly and addresses some of the common problems that arise from poor gripping of the club.
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Pre-Round Warm Up
David Donatucci, Director of Fitness for the PGA of America, offers some great stretches to help you warm up before your round.
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12.
Improving Hip and Shoulder Rotation
David Donatucci, Director of Fitness for the PGA of America, demonstrates some exercises that can benefit your hip and shoulder turn.
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13.
Bladed Wedge vs. Putter
PGA Master Professional John Hughes offers two different ways to play your ball when it lies on the fringe just off the green.
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14.
Finding the Fairway
Chris Czaja, PGA Teaching Professional at Boca West CC, offers advice on how to hit the ball with more control and find the fairway more successfully.
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15.
Making Solid Contact on Putts
Mike Bender, Director of Instruction at the Mike Bender Golf Academy, talks about why people have trouble hitting putts solidly and offers a way to help make better contact with the ball.
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Grip, Posture, and Ball Position
Mike Davis, Director of Instruction at Royal Links Golf Club, discusses some important specifics of your grip and stance when hitting different shots.
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17.
Better Putting Rhythm and Stroke
Blake Cathey, Lead Instructor at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, offers a way to help you develop better putting consistency by improving your tempo and confidence.
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Improving the Backswing
Chris Czaja, PGA Teaching Professional at Boca West CC and 2010 South Florida PGA section Teacher of the Year, offers thoughts for improving the backswing and shows a drill that can correct problems.
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Hybrids vs. Long Irons
Mike Davis, Director of Instruction at Royal Links Golf Club, explains the benefits of hitting hybrids over traditional long irons.
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